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In this thesis, in the first step, design of an Agent Based framework was accomplished. Agent oriented programming is a kind of programming based on distributed processing by agents in a same location or not. UML was used to design the the agent based framework. To implement the designed framework, C++ programming language was used. Embarcadero C++ Builder IDE was chosen to implement the design. Then the designed framework was used to develop a sofware for data reconciliation. The branch for dynamic data reconciliation of this project was extended. To validate the ability of the sofware, a distillation column model with 7 states was selected. The result of gross error detection and data... 

Entrepreneurial activities have always been considered and investigated due to the economic and social effects they have on societies. In research, in addition to the effects of entrepreneurship at the country level, attention has also been paid to its outputs for entrepreneurs. Since people choose this path according to their goals, values , and personal criteria, it is important and necessary to study people and examine the effects of this activity on them. Well-being is one of the concepts that has been considered in this regard. Well-being in general means experiencing positive emotions, avoiding negative ones, and evaluating life positively. Therefore, well-being is one of the things... 

In order to develop entrepreneurial strategies, having knowledge of the components that can affect and determine entrepreneurial income is critical. Using European social survey data, this paper examines the impact of education level of self-employed people on their entrepreneurial income in both direct and indirect way. In the indirect way, regarding to Schwartz' model, personal values play the role as a mediator in the relationship between education level and entrepreneurial income. The results show that conservation values, including security, conformity and tradition significantly and negatively affect entrepreneurial income. Meanwhile self-transcendence values, including benevolence and... 

The evaluation and selection of human resources is one of the most important management issues in organizations, and the importance of this issue increases when the evaluation and selection is related to managerial positions. Among the many methods that exist for evaluating and selecting human resources; The assessment center method is more useful for selecting candidates for management positions. The assessment center includes behavioral simulation exercises and competency where trained assessors observe and record behaviors and score competencies. The purpose of this research is to analyze and examine the fit of the model and the internal structure of the evaluation center in a government... 

Social business is a type of business whose first priority is to influence and solve a social problem, and unlike commercial businesses, the second priority is to maximize profits. This type of business sees earning money as a means to sustain itself and increase social impact. According to this definition, the mission of social businesses has a dual nature that these businesses are trying to achieve a balanced balance between both social and economic aspects of their mission. Leading research seeks to focus on social businesses within Iran to address how these businesses manage the tensions that arise from their dual mission. This research has tried to use the communication network approach... 

The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that strengthen and inhibit the integration of organizational units in the university environment, specifically the integration of the "support" unit and "human resources" unit, which in this study is called "human capital"unit. In the integration literature, the integration of the two units of support and human capital has been less discussed. In particular, it seems that this issue needs more research in the academic environment with its own characteristics.This is an exploration research with the qualitative method and according to a case study of the Sharif University of Technology. To answer the research questions, several... 

Corruption is one of the environmental destructive factors, which has a long history among firms. Lots of research has been done regarding the impact of corruption at both the micro and macro levels. Some researchers believe that corruption can have severe negative impacts on the firms and even to the macro-economic level. However, others believe that corruption can act as a tool by which firms can do their stuff more effectively and efficiently. For combating corruption, governments have always taken action. In recent years, by virtue of technological advancements and ICT (information and communication technologies) tools, governments have employed them to reduce the level of corruption. In... 

In the world of today, the high rate of change, instability and uncertainty leave organizations under the constant effect of crises and unforeseen events. The prediction, prevention and control of crises alongside sustained performance and stability are now vital to the survival of organizations. The COVID-19 pandemic has created innumerable challenges for many businesses in Iran, including Small and Midsize Enterprises involved with health tourism, and has placed their subsistence at risk. The concept of Organizational mindfulness can help organizations avert crises and unexpected incidents, while rapidly bringing such events under control and mitigating the associated damage, should they... 

The present study seeks to focus on social entrepreneurs to address how these entrepreneurs continue to have sufficient motivation to overcome the challenges they face in the course of their careers and continue this path. This research has tried to use the concept of self-leadership - which keeps a person motivated to achieve his goals for which he has an inner motivation - to answer this question. So the main research question is how do social entrepreneurs use their leadership in the face of the challenges of their careers? To answer this question, this study used a qualitative research method with an exploratory approach and conducted semi-structured interviews with 14 social... 

This research, addressing the significance of conducting studies in the under-explored and vital field of social entrepreneurship in Iran, which has a profound impact on the country's sustainable development, seeks to answer the following question: "How can various internal and external factors—factors both controllable and uncontrollable by the social entrepreneur—influence their resilience in Iran's unstable environment?" By identifying and presenting a comprehensive model of all factors affecting resilience at the individual (not organizational) level and the persistence of social entrepreneurship within the context of Iran—a developing country facing a unique combination of crises and... 

In recent years, the tourism industry has become one of the most influential industries in the income generation of countries and has attracted the attention of researchers. Identifying the important features of the hotel from the users' point of view is one of the areas that have been considered, while the segmentation of hotel customers based on the extracted features has been less in the focus of researchers and the need for more research in this field has been felt by experts.Given that the desire to return to the hotel by travelers has always been one of the factors affecting the financial performance of hotels, the factors affecting it are of great importance. It can be very valuable... 

The importance of a quick and authentic response in today's hectic business environment shows us the necessity of being alert. By understanding the value of alertness, we seek to find factors affecting it. In this article, we try to learn about new aspects of this structure. We expect that personality attributes and the way we look at the environment are influential in this matter. The amount of "curiosity" that is institutionalized in our personality and our "attitude" towards entrepreneurship has often been examined along with other concepts like mindfulness. However, the exact relationship between them has not been specifically analyzed. For this purpose, we started this research by... 

Marketing innovation is an idea that is the focal point of numerous marketing scholars recently. This study investigated relationships among the innovation ambidexterity, marketing innovation, marketing agility, and the moderator effect of market turbulence. Attempts are made to understand ambidexterity and agility notions from marketing perspectives to accelerate marketing innovation and identify measures for all of the mentioned constructs. Main theories which have been used to justify the constructs’ relationships are dynamic capability point of view, resource-based theory, and ambidexterity theory. Structural equation modeling (SEM), utilizing the technique of partial least squares...